Thumb Pond is a 49-acre water in the Indian Lake township — part of the loose constellation of ponds and wetlands that sprawl west and south of the hamlet, away from the harder-edged High Peaks country. No fish species data on record, which often signals either limited access or minimal stocking history; many of these mid-sized ponds in the southern Adirondacks hold wild brookies or yellow perch that never make it into the DEC surveys. The name suggests some cartographic logic — a bulbous shape on the topo, a branching inlet, a peninsula — but without a marked trailhead or nearby lean-to, this is more of a local or bushwhack destination than a weekend traffic magnet. Worth checking the Indian Lake town maps or asking at the hardware store if you're serious about finding it.
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